How much do you know about religion?

There's this atheist woman who has a a blog.  I would link to her, but since she deletes my comments, I refuse to do that.  She thinks SHE is an outcast?  Well, she rejected me, so I know the feeling.    
Anyhow...
She found a quiz that is supposed to tell you how wise you are about religions.  
I took it and got fifteen out of fifteen.  I would have aced this test when I was twenty years old, for pete's sake.  
There are questions about the Muslim religion and the Jewish religion.  This is no problem to me, since I have blogger friends of both faiths.  OK, my Jewish friend isn't all that religious, but still.  I do know when the Jewish Sabbath starts.
There's a question about the Mormon faith.  I am a curious person, and I have googled a lot of queries about Mormons because their beliefs are so different from mine.  I know who founded that religion.
Cliff and I do business from time to time with Hindus.  
It's a small world, after all.
  
If you want to test yourself on your knowledge of religions, click HERE.  
I don't think you have to be an atheist to ace the test.  

My latest poll

Over there on the top right, you'll see my latest poll:  Do you think religious groups should have to pay taxes?  
Now I'll tell you truthfully that if I could choose WHICH religious groups could be left out of paying taxes, I'd probably vote no.  Because don't we all think we know which religions are the right ones?  And of course, my church is better than your church.  (I assume everyone knows that is said tongue-in-cheek.)
But honestly, who can say without a doubt which church (or even which religion) is right?  
So I say churches, synagogues, mosques, Buddhist temples, and all other religious groups should, indeed, be taxed.  
That's just my humble opinion.

I hope this isn't too controversial, but....

Cliff and I often have discussions pertaining to the Church, God, and the Bible.

I want my readers to know I am not having a crisis of faith. I love God, Jesus, the Church, and Christians (most of them... I’m only human after all).

But there’s this “tithe” thing.

I was raised in a church that didn’t tell us how much to give. No percentage, no tithe (one-tenth of your income). We believed that tithing was a Jewish law, not necessarily meant for the Church.

Although in Acts, many of the early Christians gave everything they owned, in an almost communistic way. God led those folks to do that, and it's fine. I do believe tithing is a good and worthy goal.

Later in life, I found a Church I loved, that pretty much insisted all members tithe (give 10%).

I never did that, because I still believed what I grew up with, and what I believed the New Testament Church stood for. I believe a Christian should read the Bible for herself, pray, and see what God has to say.

Here’s the problem Cliff has with “tithing”, and I rather agree: When you tithe to a Church, most of that money goes to pay a preacher who drives an expensive car and lives in housing most of the members couldn't afford. It goes to a building program, and it goes to pay utilities on a lavish building. I love good preaching, and I know much of it is done in expensive buildings. Still....

There are millions starving, all over the world. There are orphans and homeless folks. People are dying of cancer and AIDS. What if I’d rather my money went to those causes? Does a loving God care about these? Does He count this? My Bible tells me this: “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27

My husband is one of the most giving people I know. He can’t pass a Salvation Army bell-ringer without dropping in a dollar or two. He tips waiters and waitresses because he appreciates the fact that they’re willing to work. He’s helped people when we really didn’t have the funds to do it, because he has a giving heart.

He just wants his money to go where it will do the most good.

I hope I haven’t opened up a can of worms here, but if you’d like to tell me what you think about this subject, go right ahead.